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JOHN F. WITHROW, OF ENGLEWOOD, KANSAS.

FEED-RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 2, 1909.

Application filed May 23, 1908. Serial No. 43%,691.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN F. Wrrnnow, a citizen of the United States,residing at Englewood, in the county of Clark and State of Kansas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in l eed- Racks, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to feed-racks, and has for its object to providean improved rack in which the feed is supplied to the stock in smallquantities in order to prevent choking and bolting, and also to effect asaving of feed.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing in Which-Figure 1 is an elevation thereof. Fig. 2 is a cross section. 3 is ahorizontal section parts being shown broken away.

Referring specifically to the drawing, 5 denotes a bin in. which thefeed is stored. On the outside of the bin are feed-troughs 6 which arelocated on both sides of the bin Each trough communicates with theinterior of the bin by an opening 7 in the side-walls 8 thereof.

The floor of the bin, adjacent each sidewall 8, is made inclined asindicated at 9, and between said inclined portions and the side-Walls isa series of partitions 10 which are spaced apart uniformly to form aseries of hoppers for delivering the feed to the troughs, the feedpassing from the hoppers into the troughs through the openings 7. Thehoppers are provided with a cover 11 having openings 12, one of suchopenings being provided for each hopper. On top of the covers 11 aremounted slides 13 which are adapted to cover and uncover the openings12, the slides having openings 14: correspond to the openings 12. Whentheopenings 12 and 14 register the feed can flow from the bin into thehopper, and when the openings 12 are covered by the imperforate portionsof the slides the flow of feed to the hopper is shut off. The slideswork under guides 15 on the cover 11, and they extend through slots inone of the end walls of the bin, and on the outside thereof they areconnected to an operating lever lo. The floor of the bin is alsoinclined toward the covers of the hoppers as indicated at 17 in orderthat the food may llow toward the same.

011 the outside of the sidowalls of the bin are mounted slides 18 forcontrolling the openings 7. Said slides are strips extending the entirelength of the rows of troughs, and work up and down under guides 19secured to the side-walls. The strips have recesses 20 into which theside-walls of the troughs extend when the strips are lowered to coverthe openings 7. The strips are operated to cover and uncover theopenings 7 by red 21 connected to one arm of bell-crank levers 22fulcrumed on the side-walls of the bin, the other arm of the leversbeing connected by links 23 to the strips.

By the apparatus herein described there is a saving of feed, and as itis delivered to the troughs in small quantities bolting and choking isprevented. The slides 13 readily control the supply of feed to thetroughs, and by the slides 18 the supply of feed to all the troughs oneither side of the bin can be shut oil simultaneously. The apparatus issimple in construction, it has no complicated parts, and can be readilyand cheaply built.

I claim:

A feed rack comprising a bin having in its side wall a series of valvedopenings and a floor inclined toward said openings, vertical partitionsbetween the inclined portion of the floor and the side wall to form aseries of hoppers, a cover over the hoppers, resting on the partitionsand extending between the in clined lloor and the side wall and havingan opening forcach hopper, a perforated slide on the cover forcontrolling said. openings, and troughs on the outside of the bin,communicating with the hoppers by the said openings in the side wall.

In testimony whereof I allix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN F. l VITHROW.

Witnesses J R. MoCAsrEn, M. H. Porn.

